Bournemouth were denied an opening day victory as Sheff Utd's Billy Sharp scored a late equaliser to hold the Cherries to a 1-1 draw.

Eddie Howe has a series of injury concerns at the moment but he still has plenty of options to select from as they travel to the Midlands.

He is expected to stick with three central defenders and he may be inclined to name an unchanged starting eleven to face Villa.

THE PREDICTION

Aston Villa's home matches last year contained plenty of goals and expect more of the same in what should be an open game. Bournemouth have started with three at the back and are not convincing defensively right now but they still possess plenty of firepower so expect goals at both ends here.

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